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Résonance

The Story

Four smiling men of different ages stand beneath a tree at the top of a vineyard which sweeps gently down the hill behind them. The man on the left standing with his hands on his hips has grey curly hair, a dark top and dark jeans. In the middle are son and father, the father in a purple polo shirt and beige chinos has his hand on his son's beige shirted shoulder. On the right end another dark haired man in a navy top and jeans, his hand in one pocket.

It was a crisp spring day in April 2013 when Thibault Gagey and Jacques Lardière set out to survey a well-established vineyard named Résonance.

Jacques had just retired after leading winemaking at Maison Louis Jadot for 42 years, and Thibault, whose family has operated Maison Louis Jadot since 1962, was ready to enter the business with a bold new project. They immediately felt a deep connection with the place, and after tasting through dozens of wines made with the vineyard’s fruit, Jacques sat back and said – “Parfait.”

Pierre-Henry Gagey, the President of Maison Louis Jadot and Thibault’s father, agreed. They decided to keep the vineyard’s title, and they also named their new winery – Maison Louis Jadot’s first outside of Burgundy – in its honour. With the same meaning in English and French, Résonance evokes many great things to come. They added the tiny but all-important accent mark to represent this small but special connection between Oregon and France.